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So over the last couple months I have been seeing these itty bitty beetle looking things popping up in my home. It started as a random one occasionally showing up in the bathroom and has slowly progressed to being able to spot half a dozen or so every day.

I didn't think to put a reference for size in the picture, but they are small - roughly half of the size of a grain of rice. I live in a suite on the third floor of a four floor building in Vancouver BC with an outdoor entrance (no carpeted hallways). I still find the majority of them in the bathroom but they are starting to creep out in to the connecting hallway.

I would really like to find out what exactly they are, why they've started showing up all of a sudden and how I might encourage them to take up residence elsewhere. Any help would be greatly appreciated. :)

Edit: Thank you so much everyone for the helpful information! It is a big relief to know they aren't scary nasty bugs to be feared. :)

Looks like a drug store beetle. I had those little suckers BAD in my old apartment.

I got rid of them completely by going through all my food and throwing out anything boxed or bagged in paper. You can tell they have been there because they chew little holes in the sides and when you go to use things like cereal and flour they will come tumbling out with the food. Store all new food in Tupperware-like containers that seal.

Vacuum them up daily and immediately empty the vacuum. They are attracted to lights so they will be on windows and in light fixtures especially but are just generally everywhere. They also like curtains. Buy a beetle/roach RAID and spray it along the seams of the walls and window ledges if that is an option. Wash all your house fabrics like throw blankets as well.

My problem ended up being that they made a huge nest in a painting someone gave me that had plant elements, so I had to just wrap that in seran wrap and toss it. If you have any sort of houseplants give them a good once over to make sure that isn't home sweet home.

I eliminated them entirely but it took about 6-8 months. Just kill them whenever you can and remember to vacuum them up on the regular.

Maybe a carpet beetle as Cdresden mentioned. Ultimately it doesn't look like anything that causes infestations or other problems like termites, bed begs, etc. It could be they move a long eventually so if you're fine with the cosmetics of just have a few insects around then no worries. Once spring comes around you probably won't see them around anymore. You could always try getting some kind of cleaner in your bathroom in case there's detritus in there that these guys are munching on as a starting point too.